Stove-door hinge.



F. G. NICOLAUS.

STOVE DOOR HINGE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l3. I915.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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aktomu s '"on nn 'sTATng PATENT O F FBEDERIC G. NICOLAUS, on CLEVELAND,OHIO, IASSIGNORITO AM ICAN srro'vn COMPANY, or $1. LOUIS, Missouri; ACORPORATION or nnwJERsEY.

STOVE-DOOR HINGE.

T 0 all whom it may concern 5 'Be'it known that I, FREDERIC G. NICOLAUS,

a citizen "of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the countyofj-Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedj certain new and usefulImprovementsin'Stove -Door Hinges, of which the following zis'aspecifi-- cation, reference'being hadtherein to the accompanyingdrawing. 1

My invention relates to improvements in stove door hinges.

The object of my invention isto provide a hinge of this character whichis readily se cured to the door-frame by means of a single bolt andwhich-ob iates-the necessity of drilling holes in the door-frame forsecuring. the hinge thereto and supporting means whereby the door isheld inits adjusted position. w I i Another object of my invention is toprovide a stove door hinge of this character in which the wearingpartscan be readily removed and replaced, and at the same time providing asimple, cheapand effective hinge having certain details of structure andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully set forth." I I In theaccompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of myimproyedh-inge showing it appliedto the dro-p door of a gas range oven.Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.Flg.

3 is an enlarged perspective. View of the hinge and'its severalparts-showing them in their disassembled relation. Fig. 4 1s a verticalsectional view of one of the hinged sections showing the door in theopen position.

' openings in the. angle-iron it will be; under- "stood that there aretwo-arranged the-proper" scribed. i 1

Referring now to-the vdrawings, 1 represents the front frame of the ovenwhich is preferably made of angle iron having 7 a short leg 2 and a longleg..8 shown in Fig. 3

of the drawings. Theshortleg 2 of the angle iron has a cut away'porticnz l while the'long leg, has a cut-away portion 0 communicatingtherewith. ..;,.The endgof the cutaway portion 5 isvprovided with acut-away portion 6 having its outer end curved. for the purposehereinafter more fully de- WVhile I have described but one of the VSpecification of Letters Patent. I I Patented- Nov, 2, 1915, vApplication filed July 13, 1915. Serial No. 39,633.

distance apartgand the second opening has the cut-away portion 6arranged on'the oppositesldefrom that shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings sothat the thrust of the pintles is taken up by-the bearings arranged- Itherein. r

* vThe door-fran'ie 7 is made of any desired form and is provided at itslower end with the downwardly extending lugs 8 and-9 which may be castintegral therewith o r" made n anyother desired manner. These; fv

drical form as indicated at 10 having" on opposite sides thehingepintles 11 wliichas shown in Fig.3. of the'drawings. are eccenf tricallyarranged. The door-frame? is cutaway as indicated at 11 for the purposeof providing room for the'enlarged heads of the combined securingboltsand pintle bearings to-be later described. The cylindrical members10 are provided with an eritension 12 having the roundedface 13 andthefiat face 14 clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawsize to snugly fit thecut-away portioni6' 0f, the leg-3of the an le-iron-and whereby they 85same is prevented from turningand is provided wlth-a horizontallydisposed opening .18 adapted to fit the-pintles 11, as clearly shownlIlfFlQf. 2 of the drawings. 7 ing outwardly from the bodyportion 117.is a Extendscrew-threaded extension 19. a The head 15 of the pintlebearing rests against the outer .face ofthe leg 3 and prevents theinward movement thereof, through the cut-away portion 6 in theangle-iron. Surroundingthescrew-threadedeXtension19 of the pintle Thepintle bearings consist of a large. fiat 11 28 are preferably of anenlarged cylinbearing is a saucer-shaped member QO which has. one sidecut-away gas'"indicated {d121,

. which allowsthe free movement of the cylindrical member 10. tlcrewed uon the extreme outer end ofthe'screwethreadedekgtension 19. is -a nut122which clarnpsqthe -zsaucer-shaped member -20 against the inner face.of-thefangleriron and allows .for the 1 enlarged body portion?! so thatample mad the the terial is provided for the betting for pintle. Theinner face of the leg 3 of angle-iron has secured thereto by means ofthe inner face of the member 24 and springs the same outwardly, wherebythe door will be frictionally held in its adjusted position. In order tolimit the movement of the door upon a horizontal plane, the cylindricalmembers are provided. with extensions which engage the lower face of theleg 2 of the angle iron, as clearly shown in Fig. i of the drawings.

While I have shown and described this specific form of hinge andfriction holding means, it will be understood that the same could bevaried without departing from my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a stationary member, of a movable member havinga pintle,fand a pintle bearing having means for attachment to the saidstationary member, and'friction means for holding the movable member inits adjusted position.

2. The combination with a stationary member having a cut-away portion,of a movable member having a pintle carrying member entering saidcut-away portion, means secured within the cut-away portion and forminga bearing for said pintle, and friction means for engaging the movablemember and holding it in its adjusted position.

3. The combination with a member having a cutaway portion, of a movablemember having a pintle carrying member entering said cut-away portion, alocking bolt forming a bearing for said pintle, and means for engagingthe movable member for holding it in its adjusted position.

4:. The combination with a stationary member having cut-away portions,of a movable member havingpintle carrying members entering said cut-awayportions, locking bolts forming bearings for said pintles, and meanscarried by the stationary member for engaging the 'pintle carryingmembers and holding the movable member in its adjusted position. 1

a 5. The combination with a stationary member having cut-away portions,of a movable member having pintle carrying members, entering saidcut-away portions, lockmg bolts forming bearings for said pintles,

and a member secured to the stationary member and extending outwardlyand engaging the pintle carrying members for holding the movable memberin its adjusted position. 7

6. The combination with a stove-frame having cut-away portions, of adoor having eccentrically arranged pintle carrying members entering saidcut-away portions, locking bolts forming bearings for said pintles, anda member secured to the stove-frame between .the pintle carrying membersand adapted to engage the same for holding the door in its adjustedposition.

7. The combination with a stove-frame having cut-away portions, astove-door pintle carrying members carried by the door and entering saidcut-away portions, locking bolts forming bearings for said pintles, amember secured to the frame between the pintle carrying members, andadapted to engage the same for holding the door in its adjustedposition.

8. The combination with a stove-frame having cut-away portions, of adoor, pintle carrying members entering said cut-away portions, pintleseccentrically carried by said members, means secured within the cut-awayportions andv forming bearings-for said pintles, a member secured to theframe intermediate the cut-away portions and having outwardly extendingarms engaging the periphery of the eccentrically arranged pintlecarrying members, whereby the door is held in its adjusted position.

9. The combination with a stove-frame having-cut-away portions, of adoor, members carried by said door and entering the cut-away portions,pintles eccentrically carried by the said members, locking bolts formingbearingsfor said pintles and secured within the cut-away portions, anelongated plate secured to the frame intermediate the cut-away portion,and having outwardly extending arms engaging the periphery of the pintlecarrying members, and outwardly extending lugs carried by the pintlecarrying members, and adapted to engage the frame for limiting thedownward movement of the door.

10. The combination with a stationary member having a cut-away portion,of a movable member having a pintle carrying member entering saidcut-away portion, locking bolts secured within the cut-away portion andforming bearings for the said pintles intermediate the head and nut, and

means for engaging the movable member for holding it in its adjustedposition.

' 11. The combination with a stationary member'having cut-away portions,of a movable memberhaving pintle carrying members entering said cut-awayportions, locking bolts secured within the cut-away portion, and: havingbearings. intermediate the head and the locking nut thereof formingbear- In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my ings forthe pintle, and amember secured to signature in the presence-of two witnesses.

the said stationary member and extending V FREDERIC G. NICOLAUS.

outwardly and engaging the pintle carrying I Witnesses: t 5 members forholding the movable member in H. "N. DE MILLE,

its adjusted position. 7 J. H. CASSELMAN.

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